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JL;DR SUMMARY Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's troubled relationship with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir underscores the tense political and military situation in Israel, particularly concerning Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaIdfHaredi CommunityMilitary LeadershipIsrael PoliticsAryeh DeriBinyamin NetanyahuEyal ZamirOperation Gideon's Chariots

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Gaza, Northern District, Israel
"The political echelons expectations when they authorized the operation on the advice of the newly appointed Zamir was that the military pressure on Hamas would crush the organizations spirit and bring it to the negotiating table, broken and humiliated. Netanyahu wanted to end affairs in Gaza as soon as possible after the end of the 12-Day War, so the stagnation in Gaza wouldnt overshadow the brilliant achievements in Iran."
Switzerland
"At the same time, Aryeh Deri, whos seen as one of Netanyahus closest confidants, openly cut short his Swiss vacation to attend the meeting in support of the chief of staffs position. Thats not how a cabinet thats preparing to occupy Gaza acts."
Iran
"During the 12-Day War with Iran, we witnessed complete alignment between Netanyahu and the chief of staff, with Zamir going out of his way to publicly praise the political echelon and the prime minister, after two years of near totally negative briefings from the general staff."

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